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Aug 12, 2014

US-UK Relationship: ‘Not Only Special, But Essential’

By Matthew Barzun, US Department of State

We are drawing down our presence in Afghanistan, but stepping up our support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression and intimidation.

NATO Security & Defense
USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 5, 2013

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Aug 12, 2014

Why is the Mediterranean Relatively Peaceful?

By Victor Davis Hanson, National Review

For the last 70 years, the Mediterranean has been quieter than at any other time in its long history . . . Why?

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Gen. Philip Breedlove, Amb. Douglas Lute, and Gen. Knud Bartels, June 3, 2014

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Aug 8, 2014

NATO Members Must Step Up and Spend More on Defense

By Douglas Lute, Telegraph

Since 1949 NATO has been the Trans-Atlantic community’s answer to crises: the Cold War, the Balkans, and, most recently, Afghanistan.

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Trade in Action

Aug 7, 2014

News on TTIP, the US- Africa Summit and CETA

Canada-EU FreeTrade Deal may pave Way for US Agreement Canada and the EU have agreed on a final text for their free trade agreement this Tuesday. Although smaller in monetary terms, the agreement covers even more areas than the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement currently negotiated between the US and the EU. As a […]

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US Rangers boarding MH-47 helicopter, May 31, 2014

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Aug 7, 2014

Pentagon May Review Force Levels in Europe, Senior Official Says

By Andrew Tilghman, Military Times

If tensions between Russia and the West continue to mount, the Pentagon this fall may launch a far-reaching review of the U.S. military’s footprint in Europe, the Defense Department’s number two official said.

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in Stuttgart, Aug. 6, 2014

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Aug 7, 2014

Hagel: Growing Threat of Russia Invading Ukraine

By Lolita Baldor, AP

Russia’s troop buildup on the Ukrainian border increases the threat of an invasion by President Vladimir Putin’s army, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, June 5, 2014

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Aug 6, 2014

The West Must Prepare for a Wounded Putin to Become Even More Aggressive

By Editorial Board, Washington Post

A month ago, Russian President Vladi­mir Putin appeared to be successfully executing his campaign to destabilize Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia Russia
Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, May 8, 2014

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Aug 5, 2014

Special Summit Series: Poland and NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

Poland approaches the NATO September 4 summit intent on decisions that will strengthen the Alliance’s capability for collective defense.

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Jul 30, 2014

Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror

By Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times

Kidnapping Europeans for ransom has become a global business for Al Qaeda, bankrolling its operations across the globe.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama, June 18, 2012

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Jul 29, 2014

US Says Russia Violated Arms Treaty

By Michael R. Gordon, New York Times

The United States has concluded that Russia violated a landmark arms control treaty by testing a prohibited ground-launched cruise missile

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